SRES205Referred to Committee

A resolution condemning recent attacks on the free press by President Donald J. Trump and reaffirming the United States commitment to preserving and protecting freedom of the press as a cornerstone of democracy.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-06
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat · RI · Senator
Votes with party: 82.4% (879 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (11)

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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2777)

2025-05-06

Source: Congress.gov

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Plain-English Summary

This resolution (1) condemns President Donald Trump's actions toward the press, (2) reaffirms the importance of the free press, and (3) urges continued efforts to secure the release of U.S. Agency for Global Media journalists imprisoned abroad.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Science, Technology, Communications
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